Pyropteron triannuliformis

Pyropteron triannuliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Pyropteron
Species:	P. triannuliformis
Binomial name
Pyropteron triannuliformis (Freyer, 1843)[1] Synonyms  Sesia triannuliformis Freyer, 1843 Synansphecia triannuliformis Pyropteron triannuliforme Sesia braconiformis Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 Sesia armeniaca Bartel, 1906 Chamaesphecia balcanica Zukowsky, 1929 Bembecia ljiljanae Toševski, 1986 Pyropteron pungeleri Špatenka, 1987 Chamaesphecia rangnowi Zukowsky, 1929 Sesia meriaeformis Assmann, 1845 (nec Boisduval, 1840) Sesia philanthiformis Lederer, 1853 (nec Laspeyres, 1801)

Pyropteron triannuliformis is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Iberian Peninsula, the Benelux, Denmark and Fennoscandia)^[2] to the Near East and Central Asia.^[3]

The wingspan is 14–20 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July.^[4]

The larvae feed on the roots of Rumex species (including Rumex acetosella, Rumex acetosa, Rumex crispus, Rumex palustris and Rumex conglomeratus) as well as Geranium sanguineum.^[5]

References

1. Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
2. Fauna Europaea
3. A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Sesiidae of Turkey (Lepidoptera)
4. European Butterflies and Moths
5. Bembecia at funet